Bikes on Ryanair

[Yellow7]

Deflating tyres is not required as on modern aeroplanes the baggage hold is pressurised, although some check-in may still ask out of habit / unknowing

Baggage handlers at airports are independent companies to the actual flight operator so their wages are in no way proportional to the ticket price, you may be ok. I flew back from Cape Town, changing in Dubai, without a box, just bubble wrapped the frame and racks, bars turned in and pedals removed, the wheels could still be turned which, when you think about it, enable them to move it somewhat easier, it arrived with no problems.

Do you cross the road or don’t you?..... life’s a gamble in itself.

 

[growingvegetables]

You might not want to be reminded of this?


Plus - you can't make a business out of singing songs afterwards, accompanied by a bicycle

 

[fatblokish]

Yes, you are correct, I didn't.

 

[Bodhbh]

Where are you going? I used to use Ryanair, but the bike costs have just got too much. Last 2-3 years I've flown to Munich/Frankfurt/Helsinki for 50-70 quid each way with the bike for free on BA. Also ou get a free drink and some food on the plane, as a opposed to paying £4.5 for a 33cl tin of warm Heniken. I would seriously look at some of the non-Budget airlines if you are lugging a bike unless you need to use Ryanair in particularly.

 

[PpPete]

Always. For no other reason than it's a bloody horrible experience and I'd rather not give the man's airline any more cash than absolutely necessary.

Quite.
When I buy a ticket on a low-cost airline I expect to get treated like cattle, but Ryanair takes the biscuit, subjecting passengers to a constant inflight barrage of opportunities to give them more money. Ryanair scratchcards even..... shudder.
Sadly there is one destination I go to not infrequently where Ryan is the only direct flight from the UK.

Deflating tyres is not required as on modern aeroplanes the baggage hold is pressurised, although some check-in may still ask out of habit / unknowing

Baggage handlers at airports are independent companies to the actual flight operator so their wages are in no way proportional to the ticket price, you may be ok. I flew back from Cape Town, changing in Dubai, without a box, just bubble wrapped the frame and racks, bars turned in and pedals removed, the wheels could still be turned which, when you think about it, enable them to move it somewhat easier, it arrived with no problems.

Yes - but that was a ride there, jet back on a full-service airline IIRC?

 

[Bodhbh]

When I buy a ticket on a low-cost airline I expect to get treated like cattle, but Ryanair takes the biscuit, subjecting passengers to a constant inflight barrage of opportunities to give them more money. Ryanair scratchcards even..... shudder.

Oh I remember the straw that broke the camels back for me. They charged my credit card twice and when I tried to get in touch with them I found their customer service line was a premium rate line at a quid a minute.

There's an online template for contacting them by post which doesn't take much googling to find, obviously I wasn't the first and won't be the last. Also a template for taking them to the Irish small claims court if they don't reply in a hurry.

 

[doog]

Never had a problem with Ryanair, new planes, cheap tickets and better value by far than the bike express and so much quicker too.

Sure the sandwiches and coffee costs a fortune but pack your own sandwiches.

Treated like cattle ?? For that experience try Virgin to Orlando

 

[Fab Foodie]

Quite.
Sadly there is one destination I go to not infrequently where Ryan is the only direct flight from the UK.

Me too, Bilund as it happens, but I'd gladly go via Schiphol to avoid Ryanair.
I also flew to Ancona on Ryanair and having bags weighed as you boarded the plane and a 40 Euro fine was the last straw, now fly to Rome from Heathrow instead of Stanstead and drive across Italy to Teramo, more choice, same costs, lovely drive!

 

[fatblokish]

Well, that worked out very well. Flew back this morning with Ryanair without any problems.
I wrapped up my bike in a large plastic sheets (4 euros from Brico Depot), plenty of parcel tape and handed it to the ground staff at Limoges.
Flight home landed 10 minutes early, my hold luggage (two panniers encased in a reusable shopping bag) was already waiting for me when I got through immigration, the bike arrived 20 seconds later carried by a ground staff fella. Not a scratch, ding, dent ot bruise. The STI shifters hadn't even been knocked.

For me it worked like a dream.

 

[Andrew_Culture]

I flew my bike all the way to bangkok for forty euros. I would not entrust it to ryanair as their budget philosophy extends to handlers wages

You took a bike to Bangkok? That's cool as fark! I felt like a hero just taking my bike on a train from Ipswich to Peterborough!

 

[bigjim]

Rynair website states

Sporting or musical equipment including but not limited to large fishing rods, golf clubs, bikes* (bikes have a weight limit of 30 kilos), scooters, fencing equipment, pole vaults, javelin, surfboards, bodyboards, snowboards and skis and large musical instruments including but not limited to harps, double bass and drums are inherently unsuitable for carriage by airlines operating fast turnarounds such as Ryanair. However, these items may be carried in the hold of the aircraft in addition to your personal checked baggage allowance up to a limit of 20 kilos per item upon payment of a discounted online fee of £50/€50 per item, per one way flight. If the item is purchased at the airport or through a Ryanair call centre a higher fee of £60/€60 per item/per one way flight will apply). Any sporting and musical item weighing over the 20 kilos allowance will be charged for the excess at the applicable excess baggage rate per kilo.
*Bicycles - MUST be contained in a protective box or bag.

Can't see the insistence on a box and weight limit is 30kg.

 

[fatblokish]

Rynair website states

Can't see the insistence on a box and weight limit is 30kg.

Indeed, a box is unnecessary. However if the bike weighs between 20 and 30kg, then an additional fee is payable, so attaching panniers to the bike for travel may attract this extra cost.

 

[Alun]

Indeed, a box is unnecessary. However if the bike weighs between 20 and 30kg, then an additional fee is payable, so attaching panniers to the bike for travel may attract this extra cost.

http://www.ryanair.com/en/terms-and-conditions#regulations-checkedbaggage
"*Bicycles - MUST be contained in a protective box or bag."
Did you search for "bikes" try searching for "*Bicycles"

This doesn't fill me with confidence however
" bikes* (bikes have a weight limit of 30 kilos), scooters, fencing equipment, pole vaults, javelin, surfboards, bodyboards, snowboards and skis and large musical instruments including but not limited to harps, double bass and drums are inherently unsuitable for carriage by airlines operating fast turnarounds such as Ryanair."

 

[fatblokish]

http://www.ryanair.com/en/terms-and-conditions#regulations-checkedbaggage
"*Bicycles - MUST be contained in a protective box or bag."
Did you search for "bikes" try searching for "*Bicycles"

This doesn't fill me with confidence however
" bikes* (bikes have a weight limit of 30 kilos), scooters, fencing equipment, pole vaults, javelin, surfboards, bodyboards, snowboards and skis and large musical instruments including but not limited to harps, double bass and drums are inherently unsuitable for carriage by airlines operating fast turnarounds such as Ryanair."

Having returned yesterday from France with my bike on Ryanair, I am sure a box is unnecessary; I used a bag as previously stated.

 

[dawesome]

I flew Stansted-Biarritz then Pau Stansted with Ryanair, I took the pedals off but didn't use a bag or box, bike was fine. Security complained about my pedal spanner so I had to promise not to attack anyone with it.